Course overview

CRIM 100 - Winter 2020

A few things we need to get out of the way

Sorry, he’s not coming

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My exotic accent

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Who am I?

El Salvador

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Economics and business

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Investigations agency

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MA in Criminology

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Crime analyst for the police

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Crime analyst for the AG

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PhD at SFU

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2nd semester as an assistant professor at UFV

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Who are you?

Interview a classmate

  • Grab pen and paper
  • On the other side of the room
  • Ask the following questions:
    • What is your name?
    • Where are you from?
    • What year are you?
    • What is your major?
    • Report back

What is this course about?

Intro to fundamental criminology

  • Terms
  • Concepts
  • Issues
  • Findings

Evaluation

  • Midterm exam (25%)
  • Final exam (25%)
  • Weekly in-class questions (10%)
  • Attendance and participation (10%)
  • Poster Assignment (30%)

Schedule

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Exams (25% each)

  • All multiple choice and true/false
  • Written in class
  • Final is not cumulative

Weekly in-class questions (10%)

  • 9 lectures with in-class questions (1 point per lecture)
    • 1 pt/lecture = 9 points
  • All students are automatically awarded 1 point
    • 0.1 point subtracted per missed lecture
  • Written answers to test grasp of reading assignments

Attendance and participation (10%)

  • Stay for entire lecture
  • Quality of contributions to class discussion
  • Effort in class exercises
  • Scholarly and non-disruption behaviour

Poster presentation (30%)

  • Infographic poster to communicate scientific research findings and concepts on a crime-related issue.
  • Five graded tasks submitted throughout course
  • Virtual presentation
  • Instructions next week

Course policies

Extensions and Absences

  • Exceptional AND unanticipated circumstances
    • Beyond anyone’s control
    • Significantly affect capability to comply with deadline/attendance
  • What is not exception or unanticipated?
    • Too many assignments
    • A wedding
    • Work commitments
    • A cold, etc.

In case of exception + unanticipated circumstances

  • Contact me ASAP
  • Gather and provide adequate documentation

How can you contact me?

  • Book an appointment (Mondays)
  • Email me (if you can’t come on Mondays)
    • Allow 48 hours for response
    • Email not checked evenings, weekends, or holidays

Which emails have a lower chances of being replied?

  • Question already answered in course material or UFV website
  • Not sent from UFV email
  • Student name and id number not included
  • Course number and section not included
  • Unprofessional, impolite, and discourteous emails

Use of mobile phones, tablets, laptops

  • Laptops/tablets for taking notes only
  • Phones have to be stored away and set to silent mode
  • Not allowed during exams

Recording, Sharing and Selling Lectures, Lecture Notes and Course Material

  • You are not authorized to record or photograph my lectures
  • You are not authorized to sell or post lectures or notes
  • We must abide by Canada’s Copyright Act and UFV’s copyright policies

You are expected to:

  • Attend and participate in lecture
  • Be on time
  • Behave in a professional and scholarly manner
  • Take notes
  • Complete reading assignments
  • Submit assignments on time

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